Annihilate and Smash

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Annihilate verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success

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Smash is a synonym for annihilate in win topic. In some cases you can use "Smash" instead a verb "Annihilate".

Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating

Smash verb - To cause to break with violence and much noise.

Usage example: the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace

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Annihilate is a synonym for smash in defeat topic. Sometimes you can use "Annihilate" instead a verb "Smash", if it concerns topics such as win.

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable

party	annihilate party	smash party
people	annihilate people	smash people
ship	annihilate ship	smash ship
planet	annihilate planet	smash planet
Other words: enemy, everyone, objects, opponents, enemies.

The crew of SDF-1 join forces with Breetai and Azonia to smash through Dolza's defenses and succeed in killing him, but not before the order is given to annihilate the Earth.

Source: Orbital Bombardment
Aliens can pop out from rooftops and kill soldiers in one shot, Berserkers can smash through walls to kill someone, even if you can't see them, and Sectopods can launch rocket barrages that can annihilate your squad from well beyond visual range.

Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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